All rights reserved. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. Most hunters will use the roads that lead to parking areas. "You can take a boy out of ol' dixieland but you'll never take ol' dixie from a boy" -Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Purchase Region was the only area besides Blue Grass where more than 3,000 bucks were bagged in a single county and it had the second largest harvest in the state. Dont rely on info strangers on the internet give you. They have tons of deer as well. The Bluegrass State's production of older bucks quickly began to rise. If you want to set yourself apart from other hunters, using a kayak or boat to get to more remote locations will give you a better chance at bagging a mature buck. Peabody wma is 46k + acres in west central Ky, good deer and turkey population I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy Feb 3, 2020 #3 bfriendly Senior Member That sounds like a great time! I bowhunted 10 days in a row there last year and saw 4 deer. *Our Gear. Selected hunters may bring a hunting party totaling no more than 10 members, including the administrator and designated co-administrator. You are using an out of date browser. In the eastern half of Kentucky deer numbers tend to be much lower, with far less acreage devoted to row crops. You must log in or register to reply here. I think I have 2 priority points. We will be hunting the quota hunt as well but where will depend a lot on where other people are hunting. Trained as a high school English teacher and coach, Scott Bestul left that lucrative field to pursue anotheras a full-time freelance writer in 1990. In all, I saw eight different bucks at Rich in 2020, with the biggest being a small 6-pointer. These areas range from a few hundred acres to the 22,000-acre Rich Mountain WMA in northwestern Georgia. This allows them to keep an eye out for any predator or hunter that may enter the bedding area. I really can't see anyone coming in blind & having great success. Under strict harvest restrictions since 1993 that allowed only 10 percent of hunters to harvest a buck, Ballard this year is one of two Kentucky public lands to newly adopt an outside spread minimum of 15 inches. "So it's productive habitat. Whitley's articles have appeared in various print and online magazines, including "GQ," "Details," "Southern Living" and "Cooking Light. Deer: Balancing Expectations for Small Properties, Get to Know Your Neighbors for Better Deer Herd Management, Big Buck Profile: Reid Crawford Kansas Buck, Choosing Correct Magnification for Rifle Scope, Big Buck Profile: Troy Metzger's East Illinois Giant. Size: 8,600 acres If you really want to be different, you can access more remote parts of Pennyrile if you access it through Lake Beshear. Will take first (300) hunters that show-up and sign in. Then look up telecheck public land results, tells how many deer checked in on each wma. Map reading is probably one of my best qualities in bowhunting.(served 8 years in the army). Whatever the reason, Kentucky has indeed managed to find the "sweet spot" of hunting opportunity for trophy deer. The hunter tipped off his local game warden after tracking down the poached deer's gut pile deep in Idaho backcountry. Antler restrictions at the Cumberland Plateau site have limited the harvest for the. I'm looking to do a public land hunt traveling from New Jersey, so any help would be appreciated. JavaScript is disabled. We are located in Crofton, Ky, and have several beautiful properties that are the perfect home for big bucks. Good wma not much pressure and a lot of places for a big buck to hide. October 22, 2021 6:19 PM Timothy Ring, a 55-year-old hunter in rural western Tennessee, told his family on Tuesday morning that he was going to work on his deer stand, according to the sheriff. Youll find several smaller areas that fall between the water and private land, but a quick paddle can get you there quickly and away from other hunters. Kentucky Ridge Forest WMA was one of the most successful Eastern Kentucky public land areas last year with 42 bucks harvested. Four other counties had an impressive season, each with a harvest of more than 1,500 deer. Kentucky Elk Guides Ask for Changes for 2022 Season, Curtis Gates Lloyd WMA Offers Great Hunting in Northern Kentucky, The only thing I find more fun than killing a gobbler each spring is getting my hands on all of the new products that I can take with me into the woods. But a clearly defined chunk of Kentucky is a great place to start your search. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Alternating ridges and sloughs, moist soil management units, woodlands, brush, and open crop fields are found here. You may be able to find areas in which multiple hollers converge into one open bottom, as well. Check kdfwr website for harvest results over several years. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife owns, leases, or manages more than 85 wildlife management areas (WMAs) for public use. For details, see individual WMA schedules, contact any Field Office, or visit our website at www.wlf.louisiana.gov. Therefore, this is perfect for hunters who like taking their kids hunting with them. Stan Potts heads to Montana with his rifle in search of a Big Sky buck. Kentucky Hunting is the leading online community for outdoors enthusiasts to discuss hunting, fishing, archery, and life in Kentucky. Now Kentucky taxidermists stay plenty busy mounting big bucks. They are strict on their rules, so read up. David Yancy, a wildlife biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR), refers back to the white-tailed deer restoration efforts between 1946 and 1999. I haven't hunted the rest of the states in your list but I can tell you that most of the WMA's in Kentucky are going to be full of gun hunters during your chosen time period. If you are strickly interested in a good quality buck, you'll need to hike a good ways or travel by boat into hard to reach areas. If I remember right, the WMA list on kdfwr has what you can kill, limitations etc. good luck, Thanks guys for all your info. West Kentucky Whitetails, LLC offers free range deer hunts in Western Kentucky. It may not display this or other websites correctly. A hunter may only hunt four grouse per day and eight per season using shotguns. No vehicles/ATV's. No permanent stands, etc. These 2 areas combined offer more than 46,000 acres giving archery hunters lots of space to roam. Ballard Wildlife Management Area Location: west Kentucky Size: 8,600 acres ZIP: 42056 "Ballard has the best buck-to-doe ratio of any public hunting area in the state at one buck for every. Kentucky Hunting is the leading online community for outdoors enthusiasts to discuss hunting, fishing, archery, and life in Kentucky. A drive through the access points may afford some glassing during early August and give you a good idea of what youre dealing with. Selected hunters may not exceed their personal bag limit or a total of 5 bears per hunting party during the hunt. Feb 16, 2015 #2 G grasskiller Member Good wma not much pressure and a lot of places for a big buck to hide. Heard something about an open hunt. lol did not realize i didn't put the name of the wma but yes the one I was talking about is west kentucky wma. . Kentucky public land deer hunting can be rewarding and Rich WMA is where I spent a lot of time last year, and I saw a lot of deer. Go get em. ZIP: 42327. Change to senior hunt/fish licenses. Peabody Wildlife Management Area Western Kentucky normally produces bigger bucks. Tract 1, Tract 4 and Tract 4A, Tract 5, Other. Some hunts are open to mobility-impaired hunters only. Late fall shotgun turkey season starts Saturday December 2, 2022 Derek Aaron WJRS News Local hunters have one final opportunity to harvest wild turkeys with a shotgun this year during the late fall shotgun season, which opens tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 3rd and runs through Friday, Dec. 9th. I harvested a doe at Rich in late September, and had a chance at a few small bucks that I passed one. Most of Kodiak Island is public (Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge) and accessible by plane or boat. Breckinridge and Grayson Counties are also known as two of the best counties in the state. I remember some of them you get an extra preference point or something for taking does. Hunters must have an annual hunting license for hunting grouse in Kentucky. I'll try & drive out there after work today & see if theres any new info at the hunter check station. Therefore, it seems only fitting that his pursuit of a particular giant buck actually began during a rabbit hunt in November 2012. Kentucky Hunting is the leading online community for outdoors enthusiasts to discuss hunting, fishing, archery, and life in Kentucky. Stalk Em Spring squirrel hunting in Kentucky can be [], Squirrel Hunting in Kentucky Opens May 15, Deer Hunting On Public Land Kentucky Outdoors Media, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFP-jOHTsc0&t=8s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6ETHU_ypZY&t=5s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYOoABQMAEI&t=4s. The shotgun and muzzleloader deer hunt for up to 140 hunters is scheduled Jan. 16-18, 2021. "There's a selective mindset among many hunters and landowners, which results in most small bucks getting a free pass.". (10) If a hunter has purchased the appropriate permits, a hunter may take unlimited antler-less deer in: (a) The West Kentucky WMA gun hunt; (b) WMA quota hunts in Zone 1; and (c) State Park quota hunts in Zone 1, except as established in Section 8 of this administrative regulation. Grant WMA Morgan, Putnam 3C Balls Ferry SP Wilkinson 3D Bartram Forest WMA Baldwin, Wilkinson 3E Camp Thunder VPA Upson 3F Cedar Creek WMA Jasper, Jones, Putnam 3G Clarks Hill WMA Lincoln, McDuffie, Warren, Wilkes 3H Clybel WMA Jasper, Newton 3I Collins Road VPA Burke 3J Di-Lane Plantation WMA Sprawling across Ohio, Muhlenberg and Hopkins counties, this rolling, brushy upland habitat with many wooded creek bottoms has no antler restrictions, and hunters can take up to four deer. Jonathan A.,Oct 11, 2018 Jonathan A.,Oct 11, 2018 #1 Oct 12, 2018#2 bowhunter26912 pointer 3,973 If any old whitetail just won't do and you're on the hunt for trophy bucks, Kentucky has you covered. First off, the location of this public land area is incredible. So perhaps it really is the combination of scouting technology and having just one buck tag that results in a far more selective hunting public. Same as some already said. Hunter cards and instruction sheets will be provided before Jan. 16 to those registered for the hunt. Since 2010, the hottest counties for P&Y entries (white stars on map) have continued to reflect that broad pattern. ; KY archery and crossbow deer hunting for the 2022-2023 season has ended. There will not be a staffed check station for the hunt because of crowding concerns and the potential for spreading COVID-19. Access is available in all areas of Rich WMA. You are using an out of date browser. Kentucky is one of the premier deer hunting states in the country, with many regions experiencing a year-by-year increase in deer population and harvest. i would go to lbl if u were u.its closest to bama and the biggest by far.over 100,000 acres..big bucks and less crowded simply due to its size. Id recommend the closest one to your house. The Blue Grass Region is another hot spot, with Pendleton, Garrard, Boone and Henry counties offering the best chances for bagging a trophy buck. Peabody WMA Nearby 1,200 acres of public land added in western Kentucky One of western Kentucky's largest wildlife management areas is growing again. The end result is that we only harvest about 49 percent of the available antlered deer each year.". "Catoosa is one of the more popular public hunting areas in the state for big deer," according to Ratajczak. Still, it's worth asking: Does the biologist feel the top areas for bowhunting trophy bucks are likely to change any time soon? With a little research and hard work, metro hunters can successfully . As well as Clay wma in nicholus co. Yah, just send everyone to Owen County the second week of Novemberplenty of land, deer, and hardly any hunters! When Kentucky public land deer hunting, using a hunting app like OnX, try to find low gap areas, or saddles, that create natural pinch points and traveling corridors for deer. In addition, archery hunters will for the first time have the run of Ballard from September 1 to October 14; after that, all but 400 acres will close to provide refuge to migrating waterfowl. Food Preparation, Camp Cooking and Recipes. They only ones I know anything about is in the bluegrass region! Nevertheless, whenever this resident of western Kentucky has an opportunity to turn loose his pack of beagles in prime swamp rabbit habitat, deer hunting usually becomes a secondary priority. Anyone else know anything about this hunt? some buddies of mine and i got drawn there to hunt in 2001 man, the area looked really promising, food plots, creek bottoms, hardwoods.. in two days of hard hunting, we saw 2 deer!!!!! Ainsley Whitley is a contributing writer for various branded properties that together attract more than 280 million readers seeking influential content. They are strict on their rules, so read up. No permanent stands, etc. West Kentucky WMA, McCracken County. Scott Bestul I do agree.that first time will be more learning than success. I'd hunt Illinois. 6200 some odd acres. Total Harvest 2020: 30 Bucks: 16 Does: 14, Terrain: Diverse; Easy to moderate; Wetlands and open water make up 34% of land. However, there's one rule that we've noticed is active in almost every country. Its also home to the No. Always saw several deer and tons of buck sign. If you want public land, hunt the Shawnee N.F. Yes it was. The deadline to register by phone is 3:30 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 5. You are using an out of date browser. | For a long time it's been a consistent producer of quality bucks on both public and private land. Thanks! And just remember to check the dates for the youth and Quota hunts at Kleber, followed by, thats right, a MG hunters a week later swarming the boundary. CLOTHING - Get 10% off Legendary Whitetails gear w/code THP18 http://bit. More than a quarter-century ago, Kentucky followed neighboring Ohio's lead and implemented a single-buck-per-year bag limit. Written by Mike Collins Kentuckians Cody Likins and Jakob Begley won the 2020 Quest Hunt Company Deer Hunting Competition. i also agree about about your timing. Y outh Seasons and Youth Lottery Hunts. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. or one of the WMAs that are open without a draw. But, this will keep a lot of hunters away because they do not want to wade through the waise (or chest) high weeds and grasses to get to a prime hunting spot. You must log in or register to reply here. Good deer hunting can be found in many parts of West Virginia, but the best whitetail-producing counties share a common set of characteristics plenty of deer, enough size to make harvest . Most hunting and fishing opportunities align with Kentucky state seasons and bag limits. Ask Perry (PBeyer). Rabbit and quail hunting seasons open Nov. 14 - Dec. 31. But More than likely the result would just be largest wma. You are using an out of date browser. I will once again be maintaining a report detailing the results for WMA Deer hunts for the 2022/2023 season. Try Fort Campbell. Mostly wooded but has some ag fields on the wma. Ballard has the best buck-to-doe ratio of any public hunting area in the state at one buck for every two does, Yancy says, and it also has an excellent age-class structure that features a lot of older bucks. Starting this year, more sportsmen will be able to take advantage of these numbers. Whatever the reason, Kentucky has indeed managed to find the "sweet spot" of hunting opportunity for trophy deer. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. Or you could shoot 216 does and no bucks. Because of that, I prefer to hunt Rich. Published Oct 24, 2007 6:19 PM EDT, Ballard Wildlife Management Area More than 41,000 acres of deer hunting are open only to bowhunters on 27 of Georgia's WMAs. Oct 20, 2004 #2 G glenmorebuckman 6 pointer Dec 20, 2003 468 Glenmore, Ky, USA.

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